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DJ AM died accidentally from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine, the medical examiner’s office has ruled.

A toxicology report showed the 36-year-old had in his system cocaine, OxyContin, Hydrocodone or Vicodin, antianxiety drugs Xanax and Ativan, Klonopin which also controls anger, Benadryl, and Levamisole, a drug apparently used to cut cocaine.

DJ AM dated celebs including Nicole Richie

The cause of death was acute intoxication due to the combined effects the drugs, the medical examiner’s office said.

The celebrity, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, had openly discussed past addictions to crack cocaine, Ecstasy and other drugs.

He was found in August in his apartment in New York City’s trendy SoHo neighbourhood after a friend called 911. Paramedics had to break down the door before they found him dead in his bed.

In October, MTV was to debut his reality show Gone Too Far, in which he and concerned families staged interventions for drug abusers. MTV hasn’t said whether Goldstein’s show will air.

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He was critically hurt in a plane crash last September that killed four people. He was flying in a Learjet after a performance with Travis Barker, a drummer for the pop-punk band Blink-182 and Goldstein’s partner in the duo TRVSDJ-AM.

The popular DJ was known for his mashups — blends of at least two songs. He performed in clubs, on concert stages and at exclusive Hollywood parties. He was also famous in part for his personal life – in the past he dated actress-singer Mandy Moore and reality TV star Nicole Richie.